Acoustic plane wave intearctions with a rough seabed with a continuously varying density and sound speed in a fluid-like sediment layer overlying an elastic basement is considered in this thesis. The acoustic properties in the sediment layer possess an exponential type of variation in density and one of the three classes of sound speed profiles, which are constant, k^2-linear, or inverse-square variations. Analytical solutions for the Helmholtz equation in the sediment layer, combined with a formulation based upon boundary perturbation theory, facilitate numerical implementation for the solution of coherent field. The coherent reflection coefficients corresponding to the aformentioned density and sound speed profiles for various frequencies, roughness parameters, basement stiffness, are numerically generated and analyzed. Physical interpretations are provided for various results. This simple model characterizes three important features of an realistic sea floor, including seabed roughness, sediment inhomogenieties, and basement shear property,%Two dimensions is considered in the seafloor environment and the random roughness is belong to one dimension space.% , therefore, provides a canonical model for the study of seabed acoustics. The variation of the acoustic properties takes such a form that it is not only geologically realistic, but also renders analytical solutions for the Helmholtz equation, thus facilitating the formulation of the problem. The computational algorithm for the spatial spectrum of the scattered field due to random seabed has been developed based upon a boundary perturbation method. %About scattering field, only one time reflection from the sediment is taked account of, because the higher numerical order is, the lower scattering energy exist.% The results have shown that, while the coherent field mainly depends upon the gross structure of the rough seabed represented by the RMS roughness, the scattered field heavily depends upon the details of the roughness structure specialized by the roughness power spectrum and the spatial correlation length of the rough surface. The dependence of the spatial spectrum on the sediment stratification is also carefully examined.

L'essor des communications par satellites et des nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication conduisent à une demande croissante de la part des utilisateurs. Ainsi, afin de répondre à ces nouveaux besoins, des services proposant de la connectivité en vol pour les passagers des compagnies aériennes voient le jour. Les travaux présentés dans ce mémoire portent sur la réalisation de modèles numériques rigoureux de grands réseaux d'antennes destinés à couvrir ce champ applicatif. Après une mise en contexte et un rappel des contraintes liées aux réseaux d'antennes, des véhicules de test numériques et expérimentaux, permettant de valider les méthodologies de modélisation, sont réalisés. La modélisation d'un grand panneau rayonnant à bipolarisation circulaire et acceptant d'importants angles de dépointage est enfin abordée. Cette étude permet alors de statuer sur les performances du panneau, en fonction des consignes de pointage et des dispersions éventuelles des chaînes actives. / The rapid expansion of satellite communications and information and communications technology led to an increasing demand from end-users. Hence, services offering In-Flight Connectivity for airlines passengers are emerging. This work is focused on the implementation of accurate numerical models of large antenna arrays meant for this scope. After having put things into context and recalled issues linked to antenna arrays, numerical and experimental test vehicles are made, allowing to validate the modelling methodologies. Finally, the modelling of a large, dual circular polarization and wide-angle scanning radiating panel is addressed. This study then allows to estimate the performance of the panel function of steering requirements and possible dispersions from the active channels.

Des modèles prédictifs de prélèvement d’éléments traces métalliques (ETM) par des plantes hyperaccumulatrices sont à développer pour rendre la phytoextraction opérationnelle. Ce travail a pour objectif de développer, calibrer et valider un modèle biophysique combiné d’accumulation foliaire et de mise en solution du nickel lors de cultures de l’hyperaccumulateur Leptoplax emarginata sur un sol fertilisé et contaminé en Ni. Une partie de ce modèle intègre un facteur de bioconcentration lié à la transpiration (TSCF) qui caractérise le mode de transport principal du Ni à travers la racine et jusqu’aux feuilles, lors d’une cinétique couplée de production de biomasse foliaire et de transpiration. Sur des plantes intactes et transpirantes, nous avons déterminé un TSCFNi supérieur à 1 du fait : (i) d’une grande perméabilité des racines à la fois au nickel et à l’eau et (ii) d’un transport actif du Ni largement prédominant. A l’opposé, le TSCFNi du blé de Printemps, plante exclusive, était inférieur à 0,02, et le coefficient de réflection correspondant proche de 1, ce qui caractérise des racines perméables à l’eau mais quasiment pas au nickel. L’exceptionnelle capacité de L. emarginata à accumuler et à tolérer le nickel dans ses feuilles, et plus précisément dans ses épidermes, serait également attribuable à ses transpiration et production de protéines soufrées très élevées, tout particulièrement au niveau de ses feuilles les plus jeunes. Enfin, après avoir couplé notre modèle biophysique d’accumulation foliaire du nickel au modèle de mise en solution des ETM développé par Ingwersen et al. (2006), nous avons optimisé les paramètres du modèle, notamment les paramètres physico-chimiques, et avons validé notre modèle sur des données cinétiques conjointes de quantités de nickel accumulé dans les feuilles de l’hyperaccumulateur et de concentration en nickel dans la solution du sol. Les perspectives de ce travail sont (i) un approfondissement des relations entre l’accumulation foliaire du nickel (ou d’un autre ETM) par un hyperaccumulateur, la transpiration et la production de protéines soufrées permettant une complexation de l’ETM et (ii) une adaptation du modèle pour le terrain, ce qui nécessite notamment une meilleure utilisation du couplage production de biomasse foliaire/transpiration et une prise en compte des cinétiques d’humectation et de dessiccation du sol (équation de Richards de transport d’eau en conditions non saturées), ce qui conduira à la mise au point d’un modèle 1D (la profondeur du sol) d’accumulation foliaire et de mise en solution d’ETM / To make phytoextraction practically feasible, predictive models of metal uptake by hyperaccumulators need to be developed. The aim of this work was to design, calibrate and validate a biophysical combined model of nickel foliar accumulation and availability in soil solution during cultures of the hyperaccumulator Leptoplax emarginata on a fertilized and Ni-contaminated sandy topsoil. We succeed in this. Part of the model integrates a transpiration bioconcentration factor (TSCF) which characterized the main Ni transport through the root and to the leaves. We determined a TSCF value greater than 1 for L. emarginata, which was attributed to (i) a high root permeability to both Ni and water and (ii) a predominant Ni active transport. By contrast, Spring wheat was characterized by a TCSF value less than 0.02 and a reflection coefficient very near 1, indicating that its roots are permeable to water but quite unpermeable to nickel. The high capacity of L. emarginata to tolerate and accumulate Ni in their leaves should also be attributed to its large transpiration and sulfur accumulation, particularly in their youngest leaves. Perspectives of this work are (i) a detailed study on relations between Ni accumulation, transpiration and production of sulphur proteins and (ii) a field adaptation of the model taken into account water transport in unsaturated conditions, leading to design a combined 1D model of nickel foliar accumulation and availability in soil solution

Theoretical principles of the sixport measurement method are presented. Description of theoretical design and influence of its parameters on measurement precision follows. Simple sixport measurement system was made and its parameters are described. As the main thesis contribution there is described a new approach to method with more detectors in the system. Mean features are more valid sixports at one specific frequency and frequency bandwidth aviable up to 1 : 100 and more. Such a wideband measurement system was designed for the frequencies between 50 and 2680 MHz and its parameters are presented in the work.

Thesis describing design and measurement of the vector reflectometer system based on six port principle. The expectations for precision measurement in wide bandwidth system are explained. Diode linearization problem is described and the calibration method especially designed for the wide band systems is explained. And finally several data processing methods for the final result decision are compared.

In search for quieter engines there is a need for a better understanding of the acoustic properties of engine intake and exhaust system components. Besides mufflers which have the purpose of reducing pressure pulses originating from the internal combustion (IC) engine, there are many components in a modern car exhaust and intake system, e.g., air-filters, coolers, catalytic converters, particulate filters - all having an effect on the pressure pulses or sound field in the system. In this work the focus is on the turbocharged IC-engine where both, sound scattering (reflection and transmission) and sound generation from automotive turbochargers are studied. In addition, sound reflection from an open ended pipe, such as the tailpipe of an IC-engine exhaust is investigated.             Accurate and efficient methods to fully characterize turbochargers by measuring the acoustic two-port have been developed.  Compared to earlier work, a number of modifications are suggested for improving the quality of the results. A study on three different automotive turbochargers is also presented, including data for sound scattering for both the compressor and turbine. The results for the transmission of sound, which is of interest for the ability of a turbocharger to reduce noise coming from the engine, is plotted for all tested cases against a dimensionless frequency scale (Helmholtz-number). This makes it possible to generalize the result in order to draw conclusions about the behavior for any turbocharger.              The sound generation was also studied and three different methods to estimate the sound power are suggested. The methods were used to investigate sound generation at different operating points and identify source mechanisms for a turbocharger compressor.             An accurate method for measuring the reflection of plane acoustic waves from a pipe termination in a duct with hot gas flow has been developed and tested. Representing the acoustical conditions at an exhaust tail-pipe, the data obtained is important for effective modeling of exhaust systems. The experimental results of the reflection coefficient were compared with Munt`s theory on flow duct openings. The measurements were carried out for air jet velocities up to Mach 0.4 and for flow temperatures up to 100°C in order to study temperature effects on the reflection properties. It was concluded, that the experimental results agree well with the Munt theory.

The VSWR is an important entity when assessing the properties of an antenna. This report presents measurements of the VSWR, related to antennas, by means of a Vector Network Analyzer. The open/short/load calibration method is used as a preparation before the actual measurement in order to obtain accurate results. The way that the VSWR depends on frequency is illustrated by three measurment methods: direct measurement of the VSWR, by using 𝑆11, or by using the Smith chart. The results are compared and conclusions are drawn.

Der radiale Wasserfluss durch die feinen Seitenwurzeln von Schilf- und Mais ist vom radialen Teilchenfluss entkoppelt. Der radiale Wasserfluss wird bereits im Kortex der Wurzel durch den Protoplasten kontrolliert, da die Strömung auf dem apoplastischen Zellwandweg um die Protoplasten herum gegenüber der Strömung durch die Protoplasten nicht signifikant ist. Der radiale Reflexionskoeffizient der Wurzeln wird durch den Reflexionskoeffizient der Plasmamembran bestimmt. Die Feinwurzeln von Schilf- und Mais besitzen einen Reflexionskoeffizienten für Salze, Zucker, Zuckeralkohole und Polymere der sich nicht signifikant von eins unterscheidet. An intakten Wurzeln wurde dies durch die Abwesenheit von solvent drag für NaCl und Mannitol bei der Steigerung des Wasserflusses und der gleich großen hydraulischen Wirkung von osmotischen und hydrostatischen Kräften auf die Exsudation nachgewiesen. Die radialen Wände der Endodermis von Schilf- und Maiswurzeln sind keine perfekte Diffusionsbarriere. Liegen die genannten Stoffe in einer signifikanten Konzentration in der Zellwand vor permeieren sie passiv unter Umgehung der Protoplasten durch die Endodermis in die Xylemgefäße. Auch die Epidermis/Hypodermis der untersuchten Wurzeln hat die Eigenschaft einer semipermeablen Membran in der osmotische Druckgradienten einen Volumenfluss erzeugen. Es wurden zwei Methoden etabliert, mit denen sich der osmotische Druck des Xylemsaftes in isolierten Feinwurzeln bestimmen lässt. Die Feinwurzeln unterschieden sich hinsichtlich des osmotischen Druckes ihres Xylemsaftes und ihrer radialen hydraulischen Leitfähigkeit stark. Die bekannte Fähigkeit der Schilfpflanzen Natriumionen an der Sprossbasis aus dem Xylem zu eliminieren muss um Chloridionen erweitert werden. Die hohe Permeabilität der Endodermis für NaCl verringert die osmotische Wirkung des Brackwassers auf die Wasseraufnahme. Die Entkopplung der Salzaufnahme vom Wasserfluss vermeidet eine exzessive Salzbelastung des Sprosses. / Radial Water fluxes are not coupled to the radial solute fluxes in fine lateral roots of mays and reed. The radial water flow is already controlled by the protoplast in the cortical parenchyma as the hydraulic conductivity of the cell wall path circumventing the protoplasts is negligible compared to hydraulic conductivity of the pathway through the protoplast. The radial reflection coefficient of the root is defined by the reflection coefficient of the plasma membrane. Therefore fine laterals of the common reed (Phragmites australis) and maize (Zea mays) therefore exhibit a reflection coefficient for salts, sugars, alditols and polymers that is not significantly different from unity. This conclusion was drawn from the absence of solvent drag for NaCl and mannitol with increasing water flux and by the observation of equality of the hydraulic effect of both osmotic and hydrostatic forces on the exudation flow in intact roots of both plants. The radial walls of the endodermis are no absolute barrier for diffusion of small osmolytes. In the presence of high cell wall concentrations, the abovementioned osmolytes passively permeated into the xylem vessels at high rates circumventing the protoplast. The epidermis/hypodermis exhibits a semipermeable barrier as well wherein osmotic forces can create a radial volume flux. Two methods were established that allow for the determination of the flow direction and the osmotic pressure of the xylem sap in isolated fine laterals. Laterals differed strongly regarding their hydraulic conductivity and the osmotic pressure of their xylem sap. The known ability of the reed plant to remove sodium ions from the ascending sap has to be expanded for chloride. The high permeability of the endodermis for NaCl reduces the osmotic force of the brackish medium on water uptake. Uncoupling of radial water from the solute fluxes avoids the excessive permeation of NaCl and its accumulation in the assimilating leaves at high rates of transpiration.

A number of experimental and theoretical studies, performed in the field of technical flow duct acoustics are presented in this thesis. The acoustical methods treated are implemented on turbocharged IC-engines and engine gas exchange system components. A new method based on the well-known two-load technique has been developed. The method was applied to characterise the source data of various piston-engines with non-linear behaviour including a 6 cylinder turbo-charged truck diesel engine. The source characterisation results were compared to the results obtained using the linear two-load technique. It was demonstrated that the new non-linear multi-load technique gives improved results when the source is slightly non-linear. The use of active one-port models has been tested to characterize an air terminal device (ATD) as a source of flow generated noise. In order to predict the noise generation at different operating points of the device a scaling law was derived and verified. In the experimentally derived scaling law a flow speed dependence of 3 was found for the narrow band spectra, corresponding to a dipole-like behavior of the source in the plane wave range. The proposed technique was validated successfully and the results indicated a good prediction of in-duct sound generation by the air terminal device. Sound reflection from hot flow duct openings has been investigated experimentally. The reflection coefficient was measured for flow temperatures up to 500 ºC and jet velocities up to 108m/s. The results have been compared with famous Munt’s theory. It was concluded that at low Mach number and Helmholz number cases the results agree well with the Munt’s model. This was the first experimental validation of the theory for hot flow conditions. Experimental procedures to determine the sound transmission through automotive turbo-charger compressors were developed and described in detail. An overview of a unique turbocharger testing facility established at KTH CICERO in Stockholm is given. The facility can be used to measure acoustic two-port data for turbo-compressors. Results from measurements on a passenger car turbo-compressor are presented and the influence of operating conditions on the sound transmission is discussed. Current wave action models developed in CMT for computation of the gas exchange processes in I.C. engines have been implemented to determine the acoustic wave transmission through the turbo- compressor. The models are validated with the experimental data and the results are presented for different operating conditions of a Volvo passenger car turbo-compressor. / QC 20100809

<p>This thesis contains three papers investigating problems of interest for noise control in ducts.</p><p>The first part of this thesis treats the sound propagation in rectangular ducts with flexible walls. Various experimental techniques are performed to measure the internal sound propagation and radiation to the surrounding. An analytical model is derived to calculate the coupled propagation wavenumber and radiated sound power. The two-port formalism is used.</p><p>The second part starts with the sound propagation in open ended circular straight pipe with airflow (a tailpipe). Various aspects such as: acoustic damping, reflection and transmission at the open termination are investigated. Sound absorption due to vorticity shed at the opening is also treated. The geometry of the opening is then modified (oblique cuts, diffusers) and comparisons with the reference straight pipe is made for the sound transmission and flow induced noise generation. The effect of an upstream bend close to the opening is also investigated.</p><p>In the third part the acoustic impedance of perforated plates are investigated. In particular the application to small perforation ratios ( ≈ 1% ) and holes or slits with apertures of sub-millimetre size, so called micro-perforated plates, are of interest. Linear and non-linear regimes are investigated. A model is derived to calculate the linear acoustic impedance of perforated elements.</p>